High Nitrates

[Dcole12]

Hi Everyone,

I currently have a WB 20 Cube.

My tank has been running for about 4 months. Have gone through the ugly stages.Have had a battle with DInos and have won that battle... Looks like starting to get a little more Cyano.. It is a mixed reef. My nitrates from the redsea test is roughly 35. I just did a water change yester of rougly 25 %/5 gallons. Looking to do another 10G water change on Thursday when I can buy more RO water. Does anyone have any other suggestions? I feed brine shrimp nightly.. Really focus on not trying to over feed as well as use a turkey baister on my rocks every couple nights to help with any dead space.

I do have protein skimmer and have been having it run more frequently. Still working on getting it tuned so it isn't to dryof a skim.

Any other suggestions to help battle Nitrates.

 

[ATB USA]

try feeding every other day

 

[Dcole12]

try feeding every other day

I was thinking of cutting back. Only livestock I have is two clowns a YWG. So I think cutting back will be good and helpful.. Thanks! I think for time being just need to continue water changes to really get nitrates down.

 

[ATB USA]

yes, feed less water changes and time

 

[fishhead1973]

Hi Everyone,

I currently have a WB 20 Cube.

My tank has been running for about 4 months. Have gone through the ugly stages.Have had a battle with DInos and have won that battle... Looks like starting to get a little more Cyano.. It is a mixed reef. My nitrates from the redsea test is roughly 35. I just did a water change yester of rougly 25 %/5 gallons. Looking to do another 10G water change on Thursday when I can buy more RO water. Does anyone have any other suggestions? I feed brine shrimp nightly.. Really focus on not trying to over feed as well as use a turkey baister on my rocks every couple nights to help with any dead space.

I do have protein skimmer and have been having it run more frequently. Still working on getting it tuned so it isn't to dryof a skim.

Any other suggestions to help battle Nitrates.

Run the protein skimmer all the time. Carbon dose with red sea only half of the recommended dose every day I did this and it works may take a couple of weeks but it works you could even invest in a cheato reactor seems to be working in my tank. Good luck and happy reefing.